Anselm of Canterbury vs El Cid
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Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and El Cid (1043–1099) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1043 to 1099.
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Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
- — Born in Aosta, in the Kingdom of Burgundy Verified
- — Entered the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy Verified
- — Became prior of Bec Verified
- — Wrote the Monologion Verified
- — Wrote the Proslogion, containing the ontological argument Verified
- — Elected abbot of Bec Verified
- — Consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury Verified
- — First exile and completion of Cur Deus Homo Verified
- — Second exile during the investiture controversy Verified
- — Died at Canterbury Verified
El Cid (1043–1099)
- — Born in Vivar, near Burgos Verified
- — Entered the service of Sancho II of Castile Verified
- — Married Jimena Diaz Verified
- — Served the Muslim rulers of Zaragoza Verified
- — Exiled from Castile by Alfonso VI Verified
- — Conquered the city of Valencia Verified
- — Defeated the Almoravids at the Battle of Cuarte Verified
- — Died in Valencia Verified